Generator replacement 1978 FC33
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11-01-2006, 06:28
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Generator replacement 1978 FC33
Does anyone have experience replacing a generator on a 1978 FC33? I'm
looking at buying this Bird, which is in good condition except for the gen (dead). Roughly how much would it cost to have one installed? Thanks in advance, Brent |
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11-01-2006, 15:32
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Generator replacement 1978 FC33
Hi Brent,
We replaced a propane generator on our 84FC with a 8KW PowerTech diesel generator in 2001. We had it installed at the PowerTech factory in Florida for $6,300 including tax. We've logged 1,000 hours on it since then and it's been a good, reliable unit. We only have two roof airs and easily run them and anything else on our coach without a problem. If you want to run three roof airs, an 8KW unit may be too small for you. We picked the 8KW because it was the largest enclosed unit we could fit into our compartment. You can fit a larger unenclosed unit in your coach but will experience more noise as a result. Hope this helps in your decision. Regards, Eric in San Antonio 84FC35SBWL2 --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "swartzentruber1" <swartzentruber1@...> wrote: > > Does anyone have experience replacing a generator on a 1978 FC33? I'm > looking at buying this Bird, which is in good condition except for the > gen (dead). Roughly how much would it cost to have one installed? > > Thanks in advance, > Brent > |
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11-01-2006, 16:51
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Generator replacement 1978 FC33
Eric,
Thanks for the information. That's a large up front investment if I bought this WL, so the price will have to be right. He is asking $20K OBO, which seems high for a rig with 250K miles and no generator, but it had a brand new CAT installed 7000 miles ago. Any thoughts . . . --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Eric Johnson" wrote: > > Hi Brent, > We replaced a propane generator on our 84FC with a 8KW PowerTech diesel generator in > 2001. We had it installed at the PowerTech factory in Florida for $6,300 including tax. > We've logged 1,000 hours on it since then and it's been a good, reliable unit. We only > have two roof airs and easily run them and anything else on our coach without a problem. > If you want to run three roof airs, an 8KW unit may be too small for you. We picked the > 8KW because it was the largest enclosed unit we could fit into our compartment. You can > fit a larger unenclosed unit in your coach but will experience more noise as a result. Hope > this helps in your decision. > Regards, Eric in San Antonio > 84FC35SBWL2 > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "swartzentruber1" <swartzentruber1@> > wrote: > > > > Does anyone have experience replacing a generator on a 1978 FC33? I'm > > looking at buying this Bird, which is in good condition except for the > > gen (dead). Roughly how much would it cost to have one installed? > > > > Thanks in advance, > > Brent > > > |
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11-01-2006, 20:47
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Generator replacement 1978 FC33
On the Vintage Bird site under classifieds are 2 generators for sale.
Ernie Ekberg 83 PT40 Livingston, Montana [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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11-02-2006, 04:26
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Generator replacement 1978 FC33
Brent, the size of a replacement Genset is personal depending on the
needs of the owner. Blue Birds are steel and heat up in the sun. that is one reason many want major Watt gensets. Exact replacement units will fit in the bay with little modifications but I read that many owners have modified their radiator locations. You could always find a used later model RV style genset and shove it in the big opening only to upgrade to a larger one if you determine if your needs require. There are repair facilities that specialize in RV gen service and the one here in SoCal always has used warranty units for sale. RV gensets differ from construction genset because the exhaust which uses horsepower to make it quiet are set up different. Y2K caused a glut of backup low quality gensets to come into existance so chose a RV name brand. Did the advert say Brand new 3208 or reman obsolete Cat? GregoryO'Connor --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "swartzentruber1" <swartzentruber1@...> wrote: > > Eric, > Thanks for the information. That's a large up front investment if I > bought this WL, so the price will have to be right. He is asking > $20K OBO, which seems high for a rig with 250K miles and no > generator, but it had a brand new CAT installed 7000 miles ago. > Any thoughts . . . > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Eric Johnson" > wrote: > > > > Hi Brent, > > We replaced a propane generator on our 84FC with a 8KW PowerTech > diesel generator in > > 2001. We had it installed at the PowerTech factory in Florida for > $6,300 including tax. > > We've logged 1,000 hours on it since then and it's been a good, > reliable unit. We only > > have two roof airs and easily run them and anything else on our > coach without a problem. > > If you want to run three roof airs, an 8KW unit may be too small > for you. We picked the > > 8KW because it was the largest enclosed unit we could fit into our > compartment. You can > > fit a larger unenclosed unit in your coach but will experience more > noise as a result. Hope > > this helps in your decision. > > Regards, Eric in San Antonio > > 84FC35SBWL2 > > > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "swartzentruber1" > <swartzentruber1@> > > wrote: > > > > > > Does anyone have experience replacing a generator on a 1978 > FC33? I'm > > > looking at buying this Bird, which is in good condition except > for the > > > gen (dead). Roughly how much would it cost to have one > installed? > > > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > Brent > > > > > > |
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11-02-2006, 12:36
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Generator replacement 1978 FC33
Great ideas and information.
My experience is in a large aluminum Lance camper, in which I rarely used Air or the generator for that matter. So I'm hoping I could get by with a 5-7KW unit. I would prefer diesel or LP just to keep the number of different fuels to a minimum, but in the end my budget will decide. If we are boondocking, it will likely be on the beach, desert in winter, or in the mountains - not too hot. I had read that someone raised their gen compartment to increase ground-clearance. I assume they had to use a smaller gen to allow for the change. --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Gregory OConnor" > > Brent, the size of a replacement Genset is personal depending on the > needs of the owner. Blue Birds are steel and heat up in the sun. > that is one reason many want major Watt gensets. Exact replacement > units will fit in the bay with little modifications but I read that > many owners have modified their radiator locations. You could always > find a used later model RV style genset and shove it in the big > opening only to upgrade to a larger one if you determine if your > needs require. There are repair facilities that specialize in RV gen > service and the one here in SoCal always has used warranty units for > sale. RV gensets differ from construction genset because the exhaust > which uses horsepower to make it quiet are set up different. Y2K > caused a glut of backup low quality gensets to come into existance so > chose a RV name brand. Did the advert say Brand new 3208 or reman > obsolete Cat? > GregoryO'Connor > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "swartzentruber1" > <swartzentruber1@> wrote: > > > > Eric, > > Thanks for the information. That's a large up front investment if > I > > bought this WL, so the price will have to be right. He is asking > > $20K OBO, which seems high for a rig with 250K miles and no > > generator, but it had a brand new CAT installed 7000 miles ago. > > Any thoughts . . . > > > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Eric Johnson" > > wrote: > > > > > > Hi Brent, > > > We replaced a propane generator on our 84FC with a 8KW PowerTech > > diesel generator in > > > 2001. We had it installed at the PowerTech factory in Florida > for > > $6,300 including tax. > > > We've logged 1,000 hours on it since then and it's been a good, > > reliable unit. We only > > > have two roof airs and easily run them and anything else on our > > coach without a problem. > > > If you want to run three roof airs, an 8KW unit may be too small > > for you. We picked the > > > 8KW because it was the largest enclosed unit we could fit into > our > > compartment. You can > > > fit a larger unenclosed unit in your coach but will experience > more > > noise as a result. Hope > > > this helps in your decision. > > > Regards, Eric in San Antonio > > > 84FC35SBWL2 > > > > > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "swartzentruber1" > > <swartzentruber1@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Does anyone have experience replacing a generator on a 1978 > > FC33? I'm > > > > looking at buying this Bird, which is in good condition except > > for the > > > > gen (dead). Roughly how much would it cost to have one > > installed? > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > Brent > > > > > > > > > > |
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